Bases on Balls : 1888 National League Top 25

Finding the American or National League leader in virtually every hitting & pitching statistic is easy-to-do. Finding the top 25 players during any given season is far more challenging. Baseball Almanac has taken away that difficult problem and is pleased to present the data you requested:

"The baseball season - six months & 2,106 games - is flat out long, and it's a rare one of those games that doesn't ramble or sputter or digress or somehow violate the rules of dramatic narrative. Baseball takes its own sweet time reaching its conclusions." - Dwight Allen in Reds, Yanks and O's (1989)
 

1888 Bases on Balls Leaders

Top 25 in the National League

Roger Connor 73 New York Giants 1
Dummy Hoy 69 Washington Senators 2
Dan Brouthers 68 Detroit Wolverines 3
Ned Williamson 65 Chicago White Stockings 4
Emmett Seery 64 Indianapolis Hoosiers 5
John Morrill 55 Boston Beaneaters 6
Jim Fogarty 53 Philadelphia Phillies 7
Billy Nash 50 Boston Beaneaters 8
Cap Anson 47 Chicago White Stockings 9
Mike Tiernan 42 New York Giants 10
Paul Hines 41 Indianapolis Hoosiers 11
George Wood 39 Philadelphia Phillies 12
Al Myers 37 Washington Senators 13
Jimmy Ryan 35 Chicago White Stockings 14
Sam Wise 34 Boston Beaneaters 15
Arthur Irwin 33 Philadelphia Phillies 16
Charley Bassett 32 Indianapolis Hoosiers 17
Fred Carroll 32 Pittsburgh Alleghenys  
Fred Pfeffer 32 Chicago White Stockings  
Charlie Bennett 31 Detroit Wolverines 20
Sid Farrar 31 Philadelphia Phillies  
King Kelly 31 Boston Beaneaters  
Tom Brown 30 Boston Beaneaters 23
George Gore 30 New York Giants  
John Coleman 29 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 25



Did you know that more than forty players have worn the number twenty-five for the Boston Red Sox — including Jack Clark, Denny Galehouse, Dizzy Trout and Tony Conigliaro.

Jose Cruz of the Houston Astros had his number twenty-five retired on October 3, 1992, and became the first Major League player with that particular retired number.

The first player from the Angels franchise (they were the California Angels at the time) to wear the number twenty-five was Bob Perry.